The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-31
THE WOMAN'S COLUMN.
Re Smoked In Thsir Faces = Indiana
Woman's Rsiormstory-Houss Plinh
Unmanageable Girls Carpets or No Car
pets-How Old Women should Dress
Woman Lawyers-Concern-
ing Women


On one of the Illinois street cars, loaded
to its utmost capacity with passengers for
the base ball park, not long since, was q
big fat man who decided that he wanted
seat, and proceeded to crowd himself down
wedging in between the only two ladies
who CHANGED to be in the car, until they
could scarcely breathe. They were neither
very young, handsome, nor fashionably
dressed, so it did not make much difference
If ne pulled his cigar in their faces, which
he did, just the same as though 1t was no
violation of law or etiquette.
On the opposite side a nervous, why lit
tie man took an occasional puff, thinking
doubtless that he had as good right TO
smoke as the fat man. 1t is probable that
they both were impressed with the idea
that owing to the crowded condition of the
Car it would not be observed by the lank
and awkward driver, who manipulated the
ribbons over pair of high steppiDg mules.
Meanwhile the ladies had inhaled about as
much smoke as they could endure, and one
of them, pointing at the copy of the smok-
ing ordinance which is in every car, asked
her companion in loud tone:
Do they ever enforce that .lawP"
Judging from what l see, presume
not she replied.
The fat man smoked on ana the nervous
man took an occasional draw at his
cigar.
9'Do you suppose that driver has q
Dose?" asked the first lady, between
coughs.
81 know and you know and everybody
knows that that driver has a nose, but he
don't teem to make use OF it,, replied her
companion.
Suddenly il was discovered thai the
driver had nose. He stopped the car,
turned around and 1t dawned upon the oc-
cupants OF the car that he had eyes also;
cruel, deceptive eyes that were turned in
contrary directions,in manner that would
misieRd the wisest. as to the object or their
gaze. Calmly and deliberately he made
The request. "Will the gentleman quit
smoking" Following the direction of
those eyes, as matter of course, the fat
man thoughthe was looking at the nervous
man, and he in turn, supposed him TO be
cycling the fat man. The car proceeded,
the smoking was resumed, the passengers
Emiled and the ladies coughed as before.
In moment, however, the mad gallop
OF the beasts was again checked, and the
driver turning sgain with those dreadful
eyes. eaid:
'Will stay right here until you throw
away yoUrascigar." Toe nervous man
wriggled and twisted, waiting for the fat
mdD, anu Tue lab LHdu SdLeu sOedu1iy dS
bin in return, each one holding onto their
really fine Havanas with a death grip.
The nervous man finally gave way and
recklsssly tossed his cigar out at the win
dow. The fat man looked calm and con-
tented and waited for the car to proceed.
1t didn't proceed, however. The driver,
becoming impatient, did not move his
eyes, but pointed his whip straight at
that great big bad fat man and said
"WiIl you"
Yes, yes; certainly. 1 was just going
to- really didn't know you meant me.
I'm sure you wasn't looking at''-. But the
rest of the sentence was lost by the rumble
of the car. The ladies breathed freely, aud
one of them read from the ordinance: Not
more than 800 fine, aud not to exceed
thirty days imprisonment" adding in a
very emphatic manner, "If had the au-
Ibority it would be enforced to the fullest
extent" while her companion placed upon
her note book something like this: Gen
tlemen should be careful not to smoke in
the faces of very plain, ordinary looking
women. They sometimes belong to the
newspaper fraternity, and will probably
mention the matter"